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SoCalAl
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Fishing and Camping in Gonzaga Bay??
Planning on making a trip there in late March...
Is this a good time and is there good fishing off the beach?
What about camping accomidations?
How many spare tires should we take if we plan to drive through to Highway 1?
SoCalAl
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fishinsteve
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I will be down in that area at the end of feb. so I'll give a report around mar. 3rd or 4th
Steve
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hey Steve, welcome aboard. hope you enjoy the Nomads!
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Thanks
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SoCalAl
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thanks,
I will look forward to it...
SoCalAl
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| Quote: | Originally posted by SoCalAl
Planning on making a trip there in late March...
Is this a good time and is there good fishing off the beach?
What about camping accomidations?
How many spare tires should we take if we plan to drive through to Highway 1?
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So Cal Al,
We were in Gonzaga last March. Daytime temperatures were in the high 60's to low 70's, nightime low 50's. It was beautiful. However it did blow a
gale all night. Be sure to take protection from the wind. We used our shade tarp as a wind block.
Camping is great at Rancho Grande (south end of beach). Each site has a palapa with a construction type outhouse 100 ' away. I think the cost was
about $10.
We didn't fish there that trip, but in trips past I have caught Trigger fish from shore with silver spoons and frozen squid. they are hard to clean,
but some of the best tasting fish in Baja.
If your tires are 80% of new or better you shouldn't have a problem if you keep the speed down. Beautiful drive, one of my favorite stretches to
drive in Baja. Have fun.
Ken
[Edited on 2-6-2007 by tripledigitken]
[Edited on 2-6-2007 by tripledigitken]
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SoCalAl
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Ken,
Beautiful Picture and thank you for the info...
SoCalAl
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bonanza bucko
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Camp and fish Gonzaga Bay in March
We have a house at Alfy's at Gonzaga Bay....for the last 30 years. In March you will have the temps described above but you should be ready for wind.
March and April are the windiest months. Also avoid the place during the week before and after Easter. The camp grounds get really crowded with
people for Mexicali, Tijuana, Ensenada and San Felipe who get the week off....it varies which week they are there. Easter this year is on 8 April so
you might be ok the last week of march.
The fishing in March is gonna be for Trigger off the beach. If you can get a boat you could go for bass and maybe other fish out by the island.
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SoCalAl
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Hmmm. what about in June...late June or early July..? How is the weather then and the fishing??
Thanks for any info..
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David K
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Al, here are some camping options (with a look from space of each):
Papa Fernandez' has a beach for camping over the hill from the restaurant (John Wayne and Papa photo inside) and homes... It's on the outside side of
Punta Willard from the bay: Papa Fernandez'
Alfonsina's has a nice restaurant and motel (if it's too windy to camp), otherwise it is private homes along a beautiful beach.... they have the Pemex
station on the main road.Alfonsina's
Rancho Grande has palapas on the beach, just south of Alfonsina's (see photo in post by Ken)... they have the store (some groceries, liquor, maybe
ice, gasoline if Pemex is closed, tires repaired in back) on the main road. Rancho Grande's Palapas
Campo Beluga has nice palapas and reported to be a really good place, nice owners... perhaps a restaurant is open now? It is a mile+ south of Rancho
Grande. Campo Beluga
Punta Final is private homes, at the south end of the big bay (Ensenada de San Francisquito, but usually called 'Gonzaga' too)... Camping nearby on
nice beach. Punta Final
When you click on the links (for Google satellite images), enlarge the new window, and click on 'Link to this page' to make the image 'full size',
clicking on the left arrow next to the image will enlarge the photo even more.
There is 'open' camping between Beluga and Punta Final or north of Papa Fernandez'... other campos north of Gonzaga Bay, as well!
It is a great place... It's where I got my first taste of Baja in 1965!
Photo taken last November at Alfonsina's:
[Edited on 2-6-2007 by David K]
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David K
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June and early July are awesome! We have been there on July 4th weekend it was great... the water is warm like a bathtub, even at night... fun!
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SoCalAl
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Thanks David,
Like always great info and it sounds like June and July are better time to visit, now the only question is what kind of fish are plentiful during
these months... I assume corvina and halibut are there year round as well as the trigger fish and bass but what about other species???
Al
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Campo Beluga is the place---better maintained than Rancho Grande and further from the few houses that are there.
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Check out Baja Mur's home page: http://hometown.aol.com/murcarver/extreme/index.htm
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David A.
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SoCalAl, I have one of your fishing rods and reel in my garage. I believe you or one of your friends left it in the boat. You know where it is.
Maybe we can meet during one of our vacations. 
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SoCalAl
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Hi David A,
Juan has been asking me for that pole and reel and I told him I did not have it.. I guess I know where it is at now, hehehehe.. That's Juan
though, the only reason he does not forget his head is cause it is permanately attached to his body.. We always poke fun at him for this where
ever we go and his bad habbit has caused him to loose a few things. The trip before the one we took last year, he lost a spear, hahaha.
Thanks for letting us know and I hope you are in town, which I believe you will for the last week of June or maybe the 2nd week in July.. I am
trying to organize my self on this trip cause it will have a few kids and dads coming along..
Thanks again,
SoCalAl
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SoCalAl,
We are the only licenced guide service working in the Gonzaga Bay area, we can pick you up in front of Alfonsinas. 500per day gets a fully licenced
and legal 22ft Montery that can take out 3 people to the Enchanted Islands for the day. We get Yellowtail, White Sea Bass, Grouper, and Snapper
pretty much year round.
try drifting squid or yo-yo spoons. If you are going to fish the islands bring big gear 80-100lb.
GTB
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bonanza bucko
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Gonzaga Bay
I agree with the June-July stuff above. The wx gets pretty hot in August but even then it's fine if the usual breeze is off the ocean. If the wind
shifts from the mountains, however, it's time to sit the water with a Pacifico until it cools off.
The ony shore fishing that is good is on the point north of the cantina and against the rocks of Willard Island or off the beach at Papa Fernandez.
There are some good spots in coves further up the coast but you would need a local to show them to you and keep you from getting stuck in the sand.
The best fishing is in the Islas Encantada...off the beach at Punta Bufeo and north or Papa's. The islands are called Enchanted because the fishing
is so good...seiners can't get in there because of the rocks.
You really need a boat for good fishing there.
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Expect hot weather
Daily temperatures will be over 100 by the end of June. Plan ways to stay cool before departing.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bonanza bucko
I agree with the June-July stuff above. The wx gets pretty hot in August but even then it's fine if the usual breeze is off the ocean. If the wind
shifts from the mountains, however, it's time to sit the water with a Pacifico until it cools off
You really need a boat for good fishing there. |
The end of August 2006 it was OVER 90 degrees BEFORE sun-up.
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